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Flowable

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Short description: Open-source workflow engine
Flowable
Example of editing a BPMN model in Flowable
Developer(s)Community
Stable release
7.0.0,[1] 6.8.0,[2] 5.23.0[3] / 21 September 2023
Repositorygithub.com/flowable/flowable-engine
Written inJava, JavaScript
Operating systemLinux, Windows
TypeBusiness process management, Workflow
LicenceApache License 2.0
Websitewww.flowable.org

Flowable is an open-source workflow engine written in Java that can execute business processes described in BPMN 2.0.[4] It is an actively maintained fork of Activiti.[5]

History

In October 2016, the lead developers of Activiti left Alfresco and started the Flowable Open Source project based on a fork of Activiti code.[6][7]

The first version of Flowable was 5.22, based on a fork of Activiti 5.21, but added Transient Variables.[8] The first release of Flowable version 6.0[9] was based on a fork of Activiti version 6 beta 4. Version 6 of the Flowable engine includes a rewrite of the core process virtual machine.

Components

The project comprises a set of modules that can operate together:

Differences between Version 5 and Version 6

The key changes in Flowable 6 are:[12][13]

  • Abstract persistence layer, enabling use of relational or non-relational data sources[14][15]
  • 1-to-1 mapping of BPMN model to executable instruction set
  • Simplified execution tree, enabling easier analysis and manipulation of in-flight processes
  • Single agenda for process execution plans
  • Queue-based job execution[16]
  • Ad hoc Sub Processes[17]
  • Dynamic process execution[18]

References

  1. ↑ Flowable 7.0.0 downloads
  2. ↑ Flowable 6.8.0 downloads
  3. ↑ Flowable 5 downloads
  4. ↑ Joram Barrez (2016-10-17). "Announcing Flowable". Small steps with big feet. http://www.jorambarrez.be/blog/2016/10/17/announcing-flowable/. Retrieved 2016-12-29. 
  5. ↑ Jeff Potts (2016-10-15). "Activiti founders fork the project to create Flowable, an open source BPM engine". Enterprise Architect. http://ecmarchitect.com/archives/2016/10/15/4192. Retrieved 2016-12-29. 
  6. ↑ Sandy Kemsley (2016-10-20). "Another rift in the open source BPM market: @FlowableBPM forks from @Alfresco Activiti". Enterprise Irregulars. https://www.enterpriseirregulars.com/110881/another-rift-open-source-bpm-market-flowablebpm-forks-alfresco-activiti/. Retrieved 2016-10-20. 
  7. ↑ Flowable Team (2016-10-12). "Flowable and Activiti: What the Fork?!". Flowable. http://www.flowable.org/blog/2016/10/12/flowable-and-activiti.html. Retrieved 2016-10-20. 
  8. ↑ Joram Barrez (2016-09-01). "How to use transient variables". Small steps with big feet. http://www.jorambarrez.be/blog/2016/09/01/how-to-use-transient-variables-in-activiti/. Retrieved 2017-01-03. 
  9. ↑ Flowable Team (2017-02-15). "Flowable 6.0.0 release". Flowable Project. https://blog.flowable.org/2017/02/15/flowable-6-0-0-release/. Retrieved 2017-02-26. 
  10. ↑ Tijs Rademakers (2023-04-13). "New Flowable Modeling tool". Flowable Forum. https://forum.flowable.org/t/new-flowable-modeling-tool/10415. Retrieved 2023-09-21. 
  11. ↑ Valentin Zickner (2023-06-20). "Unveiling the new Flowable Design: A closer Look". Flowable Blog. https://www.flowable.com/blog/engineering/new-flowable-design. Retrieved 2023-09-21. 
  12. ↑ Tijs Rademakers (2016-08-31). "Activiti 6.0.0.Beta3 released". BPMN 2.0 / Flowable. http://bpmn20inaction.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/activiti-600beta3-released.html. Retrieved 2017-01-03. 
  13. ↑ Joram Barrez (2015-09-08). "An Evolution of the Core Engine". Small steps with big feet. http://www.jorambarrez.be/blog/2015/09/08/activiti-6-an-evolution-of-the-core-engine/. Retrieved 2016-12-29. 
  14. ↑ Joram Barrez (2016-11-02). "Running Flowable on CockroachDB". Small steps with big feet. http://www.jorambarrez.be/blog/2016/11/02/running-flowable-on-cockroachdb/. Retrieved 2016-12-29. 
  15. ↑ Joram Barrez (2018-08-13). "Running Flowable on MongoDB". Flowable Blog. https://blog.flowable.org/2018/08/13/running-flowable-on-mongodb/. Retrieved 2018-08-13. 
  16. ↑ Joram Barrez (2016-07-20). "Benchmarking the message queue based Activiti Async Executor". Small steps with big feet. http://www.jorambarrez.be/blog/2016/07/20/message-queue-async-executor-benchmark/. Retrieved 2017-01-03. 
  17. ↑ Tijs Rademakers (2016-02-10). "Activiti 6 adds ad-hoc sub process support". BPMN 2.0 / Flowable. http://bpmn20inaction.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/activiti-6-adds-ad-hoc-sub-process.html. Retrieved 2017-01-03. 
  18. ↑ Paul Holmes-Higgin (2017-04-20). "BPMNext 2017: Making Business Processes Dance". BPMNext. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qIw3JTw-mI. Retrieved 2017-05-09. 



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